Whats your back-up plan? (lose medical)

[JediNein]

Looking from the other side of the fence, what happened after losing the medical:
1. www.richdad.com: Have that plan in mind before the second wife, retirement, furlough, or permanent disability. Pay 10% of that income to yourself, then make that investment grow.
2. Simulator instructor. Simcom, FSI, Boeing, Lockheed. Pays good, torture pilots on a daily basis, and keep a hand in.
3. UAV pilot. Just like FS2002, except you *really* are killing the enemy.
4. Management: Come to the dark side. . .
5. Be an *evil* instrument flight instructor. Those years of experience and captainship can really make someone's learning take off. Many instructors are gone before they figure out exactly how to fly.
6. Sport pilot. The god/goddess of the Ultralight world.
7. Technical advisor to NASA, AOPA, etc. 79K to read over ASRS reports will keep a person in Depends.
8. Alaskan Bush Pilot. Who's gonna know? Who's gonna care? Drop dead because of the medical condition, oh well. Some bear is gonna be well fed that day.
9. Japan doesn't care about age 60.... yet.
10. Many 747s need PFEs.
11. Many college need (really need, egads!) **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** good instructors that can throw some salty experience into the empty heads of young whipper-snappers that think they know everything about aviation.
12. Retire and do nothing for a year... then start the next business. Sell it. Rinse and repeat.
13. What tooo many retirees do... lose the job, die within 6 months.

Only you with assistance from your family can plan a future. There is no need to be poor, below poverty level, starving, dependent on a government assistance program that may not be around when you need it.

There is no reason to be poor.
There is no reason to be poor.
There is no reason to be poor.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[Sphincter Boy]

Use my Finance degree somehow.

 

[RockyMnt1]

CFI w/o a medical

Having just been down this road, yes, you can instruct w/o a medical. It is a bit restrictive.

BFR - other pilot must be current, meaning not beyond the 2 years time. He must also be current with recent flight expereince (90 days). Going to do night flight? He must be current for that too.

IPC - other pilot must be current IFR. Normally the CFI also acts as safety pilot while flying VFR. Can't do that now as the CFI is not current/appropriately rated. If the other pilot is IFR current this can be done IFR.

Private Pilot training - no can do.

Commercial/CFI training - OK if other pilot is current.

It is better than nothing, but not the greatest situation.

 

[Buzo]

I would either use my Finance degree somehow or go to work as a crew member for a NASCAR winston cup team. I could always go back to being a crewchief for a professional motocross team also. Those are pretty fun jobs, but alot of time away from home, even more than flying.

 

[hyper]

Drop back 10 yards and punt.

 

[MyRadarIsOut]

TruckMasters I think it is.....................

 

[USFlagBurner]

I would find a 3rd world country in which to fly........I've done it before, I'll do it again.

BTW; A friend of mine holds a class 1 medical with type 1 diabetes. He gets his insulin in Mexico. Point; Diabetes isn't necessarilty the end of your career.

 

[Beechnut]

What does mexico have to do with the diabetes? Does FAA know about his condition?

S.

 

[JediNein]

Sorry about that Please Hire Me, I completely misunderstood your question. I've been in the situation of losing my medical after some idiot stole my wallet.

I called the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) and requested a faxed copy. I took out the reg book, found the address, and sent 'em my 2 or 3 bucks for the copy and the fax. Ten minutes later I was airworthy again, and two weeks later I had my duplicate copy.

Another method would be to splurge the $65-100 at the AME for a new one....

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[Dep676]

The Lotto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[eyelevelflyer]

Loss of Medical

I recently had my 1st class medical application denied. I have been a Private Pilot since 92' and recently got my Inst. Comm. Multi. all fixed wing. I passed my two CFI writtens and got all the way thru to my CFI maneuvers and then lost my medical. I have one last chance to write in to appeal. But it does not look good. It still has not sunk in, but I am afraid that when I get my first of 3 5inch thick student loan payment books, reality will set in. Any ideas or help would be great. Please no "do you want fries with that" advice. That's funny the first 2,000 times you hear it but when you are in the "meat grinder", which I am, it's not funny.

 

[El Cid Av8or]

eyelevelflyer:

Can you not instruct with a Class II flight physical? I know the Class I is pretty strict and is required for military, airlines, fractionals, and some corporate and charter outfits but I don't think it is required for instructing. I could be wrong though.

 

[eyelevelflyer]

I do not qualify for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd. My backup plan is survival right now. I am still trying to figure things out.

 

[citdrver]

I thank God I got an A&P and a degree besides aviation science! I have been in these dire straits before! It isnt pretty and can be very real when it happens to you! Some of you joke about it, but when one day you or somebody you know will walk into the AME office and not walk out with a crisp white new medical, instead your head will be racing about what just happened and how! DONT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED! I try like hell to cherish every flight, even when Im on my 12th hour of duty, I'll take a step back and remeber what it was like when I couldnt do this......and I dont bitch as much, until I get to the bar!

Take care of yourselves guys and gals...............your livelyhood depends on it!!

Now Im off to go running.........Take care ALL!!!

 

[RockyMnt1]

Lost medical

eyelevelflyer,

Get your IGI and AGI so that you can teach ground school for now. Keep working with your AME and OK City. You can touch base with virtual flight surgeons in Denver. They specialize in "difficult" FAA medicals. They do charge a fee, of course. They are located at the following URL:

http://www.aviationmedicine.com/

Hang in there. The FAA moves slowly and it takes time. I thought that by mentioning heart troubles and cancer that I had most of the bases covered for the really bad stuff. I know exactly what you are feeling right now.